Samsung brings AirDrop support to another Galaxy phone

Credit: Lucas Gouveia / Android Police Published Oct 6, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT Sanuj is a freelance tech journalist with over six years of experience covering smartphones, wearables, and consumer technology. He currently writes for Android Police, Tom's Guide, Android Central, Android Authority, and Pocket-lint. He has previously contributed to publications like Pocketnow and MakeUseOf. Since the start of 2025 alone, he has tested over 30 smartphones. He has also attended major global trade shows including MWC (2024, 2025, 2026) and IFA (2024, 2025), along with launch events hosted by Google, Samsung, and other leading Android brands. When he's not writing about tech, you'll find him sipping a cup of chai, scrolling Twitter, and reading updates about his favorite football club, Chelsea FC. Feel free to reach out to him via email at sanujb6 [at] gmail [dot] com. Sign in to your Android Police account Samsung has started rolling out AirDrop file sharing with iPhones to the Galaxy S25 FE. Last year, Google announced the ability to send and receive files between Android's Quick Share and Apple's AirDrop, initially bringing the feature to the Pixel 10 series. This essentially allows you to share files directly between an Android phone and Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs, using Quick Share and AirDrop. Google initially made the feature available on the Pixel 10 series before gradually expanding it to more Pixel phones. Naturally, other Android OEMs eventually joined in. Samsung debuted the feature with the Galaxy S26 series earlier this year and has since expanded it to several older devices, including the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S24 series, as well as multiple generations of Galaxy Z foldables. And now, Samsung is bringing the feature to the Galaxy S25 FE as well. One UI 9 brings AirDrop sharing to the Galaxy S25 FE As spotted by tipster Tarun Vats on X, Samsung has added support for sharing files with Apple devices through Quick Share with the stable One UI 9 update for the Galaxy S25 FE. Samsung only recently started rolling out the stable One UI 9 update to the phone, and alongside several other new features, it also enables native file sharing with AirDrop. To use the feature, head to Quick Share settings and, under the Nearby sharing section, enable the Share with Apple devices toggle. The next time you want to send or receive a file from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you'll be able to do it directly from your Galaxy phone without relying on third-party file-sharing apps. The One UI 9 update for the Galaxy S25 FE brings several other features as well, including My FanCam mode and a more customizable Quick Settings panel. Samsung has also made improvements to Now Nudge and Now Brief, so there are plenty of other additions to check out after installing the update. If you've already received the stable One UI 9 update on your Galaxy S25 FE, you can install it now and start sharing files natively with iPhones and other Apple devices using AirDrop and Quick Share.